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Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)

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Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way) Lyrics

Pegs of people line the street
A ball and chain around their feet
Waitin' for a weekend treat
But Easy Rider's got 'em all beat 'cause

[Chorus]
Easy rider, he's a glider
(Easy) Freedom, every day
(Rider) Easy rider, easy glider
Lettin' the wind pay the way
(that's all he ever does)

Freedom!
Freedom!

Puts a rocket in his pocket
At the dawn of day
Needs a goodbye kiss in the mornin', mist
You know the man can't stay.

[Chorus]

solo

(Who'm I talkin' 'bout)
Easy, easy, easy rider
Easy, easy, easy rider

Goin' easy, where you goin'
Gettin' tired of being all alone
Oh, the roads are calling you
Back to where you belong
Oh, ride on!

Talkin' bout easy

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by GatoCat

8y ago

What idiot put the line "Needs a goodbye kiss in the morning, mist"? Good grief! Think before you post, man. "Ball and chain around their feet" may be right, but I've always heard it as, "Marchin' around the beat". Having just spoken about people having to work until the weekend, the lyrics then contrast Easy Rider with: "He's off every day" -- not "Freedom every day", as misquoted above. And... "Pegs of people"? What? Try this:

See the people line the street Marching around the beat Waiting for their weekend treat But Easy Rider's got 'em all beat, cuz He's a rider, he's a glider He's off every day Easy rider, he's a glider Ride, tell the wind to pay the way

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by GatoCat 8y ago

@GatoCat "Needs a goodbye kiss in the morning, mist" is actually, Just a goodbye kiss in the morning, miss

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